Granted Patent
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US 12,521,498 · App. 19/052,167 · Granted Jan 13, 2026
Droplet delivery device with location control
Inventors:
Louis Thomas Germinario (Kingsport, TN); John H. Hebrank (Durham, NC); Charles Eric Hunter (Boone, NC); Jack C. Hunter (Boone, NC); Chengjie Li (Shenzhen, CN); Christopher W. Maurer (Irvine, CA)
Assignee:
PNEUMA RESPIRATORY, INC.
A61M11/005A24F40/05A24F40/10A24F40/30A61B5/082A61B5/087A61M11/001A61M11/003A61M15/0003A61M15/001A61M15/002A61M15/0021A61M15/0065A61M15/0081A61M15/0085A61M15/0091A61M15/025A61M16/0051A61M16/0066A61M16/021A61M16/107A61M16/108A61M16/14A61M16/142B05B17/06G16H50/20G16H50/30A61B5/0816A61B5/091A61M11/002A61M15/00A61M15/0035A61M2016/0018A61M2016/0021A61M2016/0027A61M2016/0036A61M2016/0039A61M16/022A61M16/024A61M16/10A61M16/1075A61M2205/0233A61M2205/0238A61M2205/0294A61M2205/103A61M2205/27A61M2205/276A61M2205/33A61M2205/3306A61M2205/3313A61M2205/3327A61M2205/3331A61M2205/3334A61M2205/3553A61M2205/3569A61M2205/3584A61M2205/3592A61M2205/502A61M2205/505A61M2205/52A61M2205/583A61M2205/584A61M2205/587A61M2205/6018A61M2205/6072A61M2205/7536A61M2205/8206A61M2206/11A61M2207/00A61M2230/06A61M2230/205A61M2230/30A61M2230/40
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Abstract
A method for controlling dosing of droplet delivery device includes providing a droplet delivery device, such as an inhaler, to a user, verifying a location of the user with the droplet delivery device, such as by GPS, and enabling dosing of the drug in droplets ejected from the device based on the verifying of the location of the user.
Claims (29)
1 . A method for controlling dosing of a droplet delivery device comprising:
providing the droplet delivery device to a user, wherein the device includes
a housing including an airflow exit at a mouthpiece;
a fluid reservoir coupled to the housing in fluid communication with an aperture plate with openings;
a fluid including a drug in the fluid reservoir; and
an electronic actuator operably coupled to the aperture plate;
verifying a location of the user in possession of the droplet delivery device;
verifying a drug code from the droplet delivery device; and
enabling dosing of the drug in droplets ejected from the device based on the verifying of the location of the user and the drug code.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising verifying the location of the user via GPS location.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the drug includes a narcotic.
4 . The method of claim 3 , further comprising receiving the GPS location from the user's smart phone.
5 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the drug is a controlled substance.
6 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising receiving the GPS location from the user's smart phone.
7 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the drug is nicotine.
8 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising receiving the GPS location from the user's smart phone.
9 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the drug is chemical from marijuana.
10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising receiving the GPS location from the user's smart phone.
11 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the drug is a pharmaceutical.
12 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising receiving the GPS location from the user's smart phone.
13 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the drug is an addictive drug.
14 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising receiving the GPS location from the user's smart phone.
15 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising receiving the GPS location from the user's smart phone.
16 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the drug includes a narcotic.
17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the drug is a controlled substance.
18 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the drug is nicotine.
19 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the drug is chemical from marijuana.
20 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the drug is a pharmaceutical.
21 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the drug is an addictive drug.
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Apr 9, 2025
From: GERMINARIO, LOUIS THOMAS; HEBRANK, JOHN H.; HUNTER, CHARLES ERIC; HUNTER, JACK C.; LI, CHENGJIE; MAURER, CHRISTOPHER W.
To: PNEUMA RESPIRATORY, INC.
Reel/Frame 070789/0576 →
Continuity (14)
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